Live Updates: World leaders convene for Day 1 of the UN General Assembly high-level meeting

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : While the General Debate had yet to start, there was still plenty of action at and around the United Nations on Monday.-
64% : UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Welcome to the United Nations.
61% : A team of AP staffers at the United Nations, around New York and across the globe is providing highlights, analyses and key context in all formats.
54% : Presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and other high-ranking representatives are convening under the 78th session's theme of "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all."Check back here throughout for live updates from The Associated Press in and around the U.N. General Assembly, as leaders address and engage with their peers, constituencies at home and the world at large.
52% : You can find the most up-to-date schedule here.- In particular, pay attention to how Lula - who kicks off the cavalcade of speeches from world leaders - will try to position Brazil as a leader of the Global South and counterbalance to the dominance of China and the United States, AP's Brazil news director, David Biller, reports from the United Nations.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is slated to speak just a few slots after Lula - and Biden.
52% : As Climate Week in New York kicked off, leaders of the World Health Organization and the upcoming COP28 climate negotiations announced that, come December, they would devote a day to public health for the first time, AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein reported.- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a hospital in the New York City bureau of Staten Island, where he suggested that the United Nations - which he called a "retired superhero" back in 2021 - needed to answer for allowing his country's invader a seat at the tables of power, AP's Jennifer Peltz reported.
38% : At the United Nations and on the sidelines, pressing topics will reflect the myriad global crises at hand: climate change, rampant inequality, Russia's war in Ukraine, public health and geopolitical instability, among others.

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